03 Feb 1955
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1955
Page
1
Washington reporters note many taxpayers still expect March 15 as deadline despite the 1954 shift to April 15. Revenue officials report steady January activity and focus on refunds, with a screening line for large refunds possibly set at around 150 to 200 dollars, while status remains unconfirmed.
Reports from Hamburg indicate ship collisions off northern Europe. An unidentified coastal vessel sank after a collision with the German steamer Konsul Schulte near Emden in the North Sea. In the Baltic, the Danish navy said the Gedser Rev was badly damaged in fog following a collision with an unknown vessel.
Detroit Bishop Richard S. Emrich urged Michigan Episcopal churches to accept members from every racial and cultural background. He called for action based on love, aligning with the Supreme Court ruling against segregated schools made last year.
Seventy two or more people were injured when a train struck a streetcar in Mexico City yesterday. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as passengers reported chaos and minor injuries across cars, with authorities investigating the cause of the collision.
The Soviet Supreme Soviet began its new session in Moscow with both chambers meeting. U S Ambassador Bohlen and British Ambassador Hayter attended the opening as Finance Minister Zverev presented the budget and the Nationalities chamber fast tracked a three point agenda. No foreign policy speeches were announced as the day featured formalities and appointments.
Guatemala report says Army War Council sentenced Capt. Fernando Montes de Oca and Cpl. Enrique Franco Pineda to death as ringleaders in the January 20 coup attempt against President Carlos Castillo Armas. Nine others were acquitted and 453 remain jailed.
A fire in a four room house in Piqua Ohio yesterday fatally burned Jimmy Haines age 3. His sister Susan two was listed in critical condition. An oil stove explosion is reported as the cause.
Dr Ralph W Chaney told the House Armed Services Committee atomic laboratories face casual radiation hazards and urged exempting promising youths from the draft The bill would extend the draft authority for four years to draft 18 26 year olds for two years active service and six years reserve The measure moves toward renewal after the current law expires June 30 and a presidential commission may be created to hear exemption appeals from drafted youths
United Nations in New York moves to Geneva for the first world scientific conference on atoms for peace. An American and an Indian will lead as top delegates in August, with Walter Gordon Whitman of Concord cited among the early leaders.
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold announced appointments for an August 8 to 12 conferencing in the old League of Nations Palace. Homi Bhabha will chair, with delegates from 84 countries, to exchange scientific and technical information only. The USSR plans to present its first industrial atomic plant while the United States cites two experimental facilities in Idaho and Oak Ridge.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 5 to 2 that Harrison County must participate in a federal aid program for the totally and permanently disabled, overturning the county commissioners who refused aid. The ruling allows state welfare authority to require records and reporting on disbled residents and to include both state and federal funds in the program.
The Ohio Supreme Court declines to review a lower court ruling involving five witnesses cited for refusing to answer questions before the Ohio Un-American Activities Commission. Indicted by Stark County grand jury for contempt, the group includes Laverne Slagle and Olga Perry among others from a 1953 hearing. The appellate overturn and remand prompted the appeal.
Army engineers told Ohio congressmen that construction on the Markland Dam in Indiana could begin early in 1956 if Congress approves funds this session. Brig. Gen. Emerson Itschner cited a two million dollar appropriation as sufficient to start the project, which aims to ease heavy Ohio River traffic. The budget includes one hundred twenty five thousand dollars for planning.
Dr. Herman Will Jr a Chicago churchman warned at a 12 county Methodist workshop that Americans live in a fool's paradise while poverty grips much of the world He said the time will come when down trodden peoples will revel and peace work continues across nations
Police in Konosu Japan seek 300 sticks of dynamite missing after a truck overturned spilling 1300 sticks. Passers by recovered some while officers warn the dynamite resembles kairo fuel sticks used in portable warmers.
A wartime mortar shell found in a meadow exploded yesterday in Rovigo Italy killing one child and seriously injuring four others in a tragic incident authorities said all five victims were local residents and the surrounding area was sealed off for investigation by police and military squads at the scene.
Estelle Gardner a 26 year old model who stayed at Serge Rubinstein's Suh Avenue mansion hours before his murder has been questioned for a third time. Cab driver Abe Lewis said he picked up a woman fare near the Rubinstein home just before 2 am last Thursday but could not identify Gardner. Stanley T Stanley a broker friend denied giving police a list of ten business fees for questioning.
An Agriculture Department report shows overall farm prices fell 5 percent in 1954 from 1953, but farmers received higher prices for wheat cotton corn peanuts crude pine gum soybeans hay seed hogs potatoes hops grapefruit and pecans than in 1953, indicating uneven price changes across commodities.
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche seeks a formal opinion from the attorney general on his authority to padlock a bingo game in Wheelersburg Scioto County. The governor said no ruling has been issued yet, a request filed last Monday. He characterized the game as a commercial operation observed for the past six months.
Ohio Senate introduces a measure to prevent trucks from following within 300 feet in urban areas and require safe spacing on open highways. The package also includes unemployment boost proposals, public building wage changes, and funding for distressed school districts. Senate leaders push broader state control on pollution and municipal guidance.
Former President Truman urged world leaders to work for the brotherhood of man. He warned that without peace there will be no world and called this the greatest age in history. He urged meeting the situation on the basis of the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man.
Princess Irene Mdivani, formerly head of Schiaparelli in Paris, said in Los Angeles that American women drink too much milk and focus on bust measurements. She added they dress to please themselves rather than men and worry about staying young, then noted they are otherwise quite nice.
In Miami Beach AFL leaders plan a quicker campaign for 1956 with a broader push to mobilize workers. James L. McDevitt notes the AFL may ramp up political education and fundraising if party conventions move earlier. Meany signals continued support for political action.
French premier Mendes France confronts a planned confidence vote after a day of opposition pressure in the National Assembly. Supporters and critics argued over the pace and scope of self government for North Africa as the floor was held awaiting the crucial vote.
Piedmont Airlines announces nonstop and one-stop passenger flights between Columbus and Charleston starting March 14 under Civil Aeronautics Board authority. Four round trips daily, with two nonstop and two via Parkersburg and Marietta airports. Eastbound routes extend to Virginia North Carolina Beckley and Bluefield service points.
Dr. William H. Roche faces six counts of abortion as the jury weighs the case. Roche testifies he treated six women for an irritated condition, describing the procedures during testimony.
U S Senator Henry C Dworshak Idaho warned at a McKinley dinner in Columbus that easing tensions in the Far East is unlikely. He said it is inevitable we shall have trouble in the weeks ahead probably years.
Washington reports January enlistments exceed 65 thousand across Army Navy Air Force and Marine Corps, the largest monthly total since the Korean War ended. The rise follows December press benefits ending for 60 thousand and admin efforts to attract career service members.
Defense Minister Sohn Won Tai said South Korea could automatically aid the United States if war comes, under the U S South Korean Mutual Security Treaty. He noted UN Command controls Seoul's forces and pledged action in full coordination with UN forces, with deployment decisions depending on war directions.
A freight train derailed into a small frame house in London Ohio. Mr and Mrs Ralph and their four children slept through the event and suffered only minor injuries. None of the train crew was hurt. The crash occurred around 4 a m in Madison County.
Columbus reports its third three alarm blaze of the week gutting a box manufacturing plant at the Kapec Co on the downtown fringe. Earlier this week a downtown warehouse burned and Reed's was gutted on Tuesday night as 70 firefighters battled the fires.
Nationalist bombers and artillery shelled Communist targets near the Tachens and Amoy Strait as Chiang Kai-shek urged the United States to guarantee protection for Quemoy and Amoy. Nationalist forces damaged vessels and trucks in clashes, with paratrooper air and naval units active in the Formosa area. General Partridge flew to Formosa to oversee operations.
Washington reports that the United States rejects Chiang Kai shek’s demand for public guarantees to keep Quemoy and Matsu in Nationalist control. Senator Knowland, speaking near Potomac, urges restraint and notes that even Peiping may not guarantee a cease fire now.
London diplomats at the Commonwealth prime ministers conference examined India Pakistan Ceylon Indonesia and Burma as potential intermediaries if UN peace moves fail in Formosa. Informants indicated Peiping might accept an informal unwritten cease fire if Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists yield Matsu Quemoy and Tachens.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates 14,000 people were killed on the job last year, the lowest figure in 18 years of records.
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